Osinbajo gets rousing welcome in Kwara

Date: 2017-05-14

There was rousing and overwhelming welcome for the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo by residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Saturday.

Osinbajo and other dignitaries had stormed the 2nd ECWA Church at the Amilegbe area of Ilorin for the funeral service of Dr. Barnabas Oloruntoba, the father in-law of the President, African Development who is a former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.

Osinbajo's visit surprised many Ilorin residents as there was no prior public knowledge of his coming.

The Acting President was already seated at the church auditorium before many residents got wind of his arrival and quickly abandoned their pre-occupations to queue up on the major roads leading to the Ilorin International Airport. Hundreds of people were seen at the Muritala Mohammed Road, Maraba Junction and Amilegbe road waiting for Osinbajo while the church service lasted.

In his remarks at the funeral service, the Acting President reminded leaders that quality service must be rendered to the people and God.

He said there was no way anybody could claim to be serving God without serving humanity.

He extolled the virtues of the late Oloruntoba, and said that the deceased while alive, lived a life worthy of emulation.

He said, "I am very excited to be here. I am more excited because we are here to celebrate a great Nigerian, and not only a great Nigerian, but a child of God.

"He served the country well and rose to the highest position of his career and was honoured by the nation as among the 100 most significant people in our centenary celebration. He is also an Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He served his family very well.

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed said the virtues and legacies of the deceased would remain indelible, adding that he lived a fulfilled life.

The President of Benin Republic, Mr. Patrice Talon, was represented at the funeral service by his Minister of Economy and Finance, Romuald Wadagni.

Dignitaries at the occasion included, a former Military Administrator of Osun and Bauchi states, Col. Theophilus Bamigboye (Retd); Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Mr. Segun Awolowo, and Mrs. Titi Atiku, the wife of a former Vice President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku among others.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mohammed Saidu     RTEAN     Abraham Ojo     Ahmad Ali     Sayomi     Oba Of Jebba     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Ibrahim Labaika     Trade Lenda SME Fair     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Aliyu Muhammed     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Kishira     Popo-Igbonna     Kayode Issa     Hassan A. Saliu     Oke-opin     Yekini Adio     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     ARMTI     ANCOPPS     Idris Garba     CKNG     Funmilayo Zubair     Simeon Sayomi     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Ilorin.Info     Niyi Osundare     Samuel Adaramola     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Balogin Alanamu     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     Makama     Iqra Books     Kwara Restoration Project     Kwha.gov.ng     Tope Daramola     Oke-Ode     Sidikat Alaya     Olabode George Towoju     2017 Budget     Mohammed Yisa     Olatunde Jare     John Olajide Adedipe     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Ayinke Saka     Eghe Igbinehin     UNILORIN Alumni     CCEPE     Abdulkadir Orire     Kwara Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     BECE     Owo Isowo     Yomi Adeboye     Aisha Buhari     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Bashiru Makama     Agboola Abdulraheem     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Ahmad Belgore     ASUU     National Party Of Nigeria     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Ejidongari     Sarakite     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Khairat Gwadabe     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Kayode Oyin Zubair     JMK Construction Company Limited     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Taofeeq Olateju     Yaman     Mary Arinde    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Lawal Olohungbebe     Turaki     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Nigeria Computer Society     Ramadan     Bukola Ajikobi     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Aisha Gobir     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Olokoba Sulyman     Shehu Salau     Firdaos Amasa     Jaigbade Alao     Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Emir Of Lafiagi     Monthly Sanitation     Ayo Opadokun     Bio Ibrahim     Oni Adebayo     Dankaka     Modibo Kawu     Local Government     Pategi     Standard Organization Of Nigeria     Olatomiwa Williams     Forgo Battery     Press Release     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Mohammed Abdulahi     Adegoke Bamidele     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Igbaja     Baba Idris     Abubakar Suleiman     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Kwara United     Danladi     2017 Budget     Senate President     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Sanitation Exercise     Kayode Bankole     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Biliaminu Aliu     Yusuf A. Usman     Segun Adeniyi     Garba Ado Sanni     Oyin-Zubair     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Balikis Jawondo     Sabitiyu Grillo     ENetSuD     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     GANZY     Kwara 2023     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Salary     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Park     Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu     Elelu     Mashood Dauda     Okiki     Ilorin Muslim Community     08001000100     Isiaka Gold     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Tunji Olawuyi     Awoye     A.E. Afolabi     Cassava Growers\' Association     Transition Implementation Committee     Saliu Tunde Bello